Fabio Wardley was honest. The British heavyweight prospect admitted Eric Molina buzzed him with a right hand barely 10 seconds before Wardley emphatically ended their scheduled 10-round fight Saturday night in Gibraltar. Molina drilled Wardley with a right hand to his jaw that wobbled Wardley and made him move toward the ropes. The 26-year-old Wardley
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Gibraltar – Heavyweight prospect Fabio Wardley (11-0, 10 KOs) got a serious test, but knocked out world title challenger Eric Molina (27-7, 19 KOs) in the fifth round. (photos by Mark Robinson) Wardley seemed to have some issues in the first two rounds, when he was getting tagged by the veteran Molina, who was able
World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman believes the 41-year-old was not physically ready for the rematch with Dillian Whyte. On Saturday night in Gibraltar, Whyte stopped Povetkin in four rounds. Back in August of 2020, Povetkin was dropped twice in the fourth round – but then came out in the fifth and knocked Whyte out
Nick Webb breathed life back into his career as he battered two-time world amateur bronze medallist Erik Pfeifer to defeat inside two rounds on the Povetkin-Whyte bill in Gibraltar in something of an upset. Webb was once viewed as something of a prospect, but two stoppage defeats inside six months three years ago revied those
When Alexander Povetkin rocked Dillian Whyte’s world in Eddie Hearn’s back garden last August, he put a lot of the heavyweight division on hold. Well, it wasn’t Povetkin’s punch so much as Whyte’s rematch clause. The Londoner was eager to prove it was a blip, a fluke, and immediately wanted to rectify what had happened.
Heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte would suffer some serious damage to his standing in the weight class – if he loses his rematch with Alexander Povetkin on Saturday night in Gibraltor. Back in August of 2020, Whyte was knocked out in five rounds by Povetkin at Matchroom’s Fight Camp in Brentwood. Whyte would quickly exercise an
The road has been cleared for a potential rubber match between Juan Francisco Estrada and Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez, should they so choose to immediately pursue such a fight. A ruling handed down by the World Boxing Council (WBC) declared Estrada as its “Franchise” champion in the 115-pound division, thus freeing him from a mandatory title
Dillian Whyte says the knockout loss to Alexander Povetkin last summer has not left any mental scars and neither is expecting the Russian former WBA champion to be anything but his best when the pair meet again on Saturday. Whyte faces Povetkin at the Europa Sports Centre just yards from the Mediterranean Sea in Gibraltar
Amanda Serrano turned a pound-for-pound showdown into yet another showcase performance. The record-setting seven-division champion turned in a masterclass performance in scoring a 9th round knockout of Daniela Bermudez. A body shot put Argentina’s Bermudez down for the ten count at 1:33 of round nine in their WBC/WBO/IBF featherweight title fight Thursday evening at Plaza
EC Boxing won purse bids for the fight for the vacant EBU light heavyweight between Igor Mikhalkin (24-2) and Mathieu Bauderlique (20-1) with an offer for 51,000 Euro. Promoter Erol Ceylan plans to stage the fight in May or June with the venue not decided yet. Mikhalkin returned this past weekend after a long coronavirus
Two-Time world champion Amir Khan is backing Tal Singh to become the first ever Sikh world champion boxer. Khan is advising the 26-year-old from Liverpool who is expected to make his professional debut this summer. Light flyweight Singh began his amateur boxing career relatively late at 18, but he quickly progressed through the ranks in
Mexican boxer Julio Cesar ‘Rey’ Martínez returned to the gym this week to start preparing for his next defense of the World Boxing Council junior flyweight championship after suffering an injury last month. According to ESPN Deportes, Martinez has set his sights on rescheduling the postponed fight against the interim-champion of the WBC, Puerto Rico’s
Derek Chisora is not expecting heavyweight rival Dillian Whyte to come out swinging in his rematch with Alexander Povetkin rematch, which takes place this coming Saturday in Gibraltar, live on DAZN and Sky Sports Box Office. Whyte will attempt to get revenge for his knockout loss, which took place last August when Povetkin landed a
Rene Giron (16-1, 10 KOs) of Queretaro, Mexico is on the rise. The newest member of the L.A. based Espinoza Boxing Club first made a huge splash when he stopped the highly touted 2016 American Olympian Carlos Balderas. The sixth round stoppage was on the Tony Harrison-Jermell Charlo undercard in December 2019. Manager Frank Espinoza
Former world champion Antonio Tarver is no longer returning to the ring on April 17 in Atlanta, according to ESPN. The 52-year-old retired fighter was scheduled to face former UFC heavyweight champion, Frank Mir, in a boxing match. Tarver vs. Mir was one of the undercard fights announced for the Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren
Former WBC Super Welterweight World Champion Tony “Superbad” Harrison will enter the ring to face hard-hitting southpaw Bryant “Goodfella” Perrella in the super welterweight main event of FOX PBC Fight Night and on FOX Deportes Saturday, April 17 from Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles. Televised coverage begins at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m.
RJJ Boxing returns to Mexico for the first time in 2021 on Thursday, April 1st – no April Fool’s jokes – presented by Roy Jones, Jr. Boxing Promotions and De La O Promotions, at Polideportivo Centenario, Los Mochia, Sonora, Mexico A pair of Latino title fights will showcase a quartet of gifted boxers in the
Hollywood, Calif. – Four division world champion Canelo Alvarez celebrated as he cemented his handprints at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre. The pound-for-pound boxer has joined the likes of athletes like Kobe Bryant, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, and Hollywood classics Marilyn Monroe and John Wayne. Yamashiro Hollywood hosted Canelo and celebrated his honor at the